Candy waffles cones hiding 12 pounds of meth and worth $40,000 were smuggled from Mexico to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, where they were found, Customs and Border Protection says. Customs and Border Protection

Candy waffles cones hiding 12 pounds of meth and worth $40,000 were smuggled from Mexico to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, where they were found, Customs and Border Protection says. Customs and Border Protection

After looking at X-rays of candy waffle cones that were shipped from Mexico to Texas, officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they made a “sweet find.”

But it wasn’t a sugary filling encased in the sprinkle-topped waffle with chocolate.

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“Our agency is committed to detecting and preventing dangerous narcotics from entering our nation’s border,” Houston Area Port Director Raymond S. Polley said in the CBP press release. “This seizure is particularly meaningful as the narcotic filled candy could have ended up in the hands of children.”